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Jen

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

About Me


Just turned 30 and starting out with a clean slate. Just trying to make sense of this crazy world we live in.

My Interests

friends, shopping, gardening, dancing, reading, my mac, my vespa, my precious kitty Zeus, my crazy doggie Meatball, doing home improvements.

I'd like to meet:

nice people please

Music:

Elizabeth Harper, EBTG, The Smiths, Jason Mraz,Catherine Feeny, Morcheeba, Jem, The Smiths, Matt Pond PA, Sia, Amos Lee, Tegan and Sara, Gogol Bordello, Muse, The Anniversary, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, (another Imogen band),DCFC, all 80s music (I think I was in my 20s in the wrong decade!) basically I'll listen to anything but this is on my most recent playlist

Movies:

What the Bleep Do We Know, Prime, Wedding Crashers, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite, Better off Dead, and many many more.

Television:

John from Cinci, Flight of the Concords, House Hunters, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Ugly Betty, My Boys, 10 Items or Less

Books:

Love anything by Laurie Notaro. All time favorite book - Tuesdays With Morrie. It teaches you to live a better life because time is precious and you should treasure what you have.

Heroes:

My mom ....she was an awesome lady. I just hope one day I can be as happy, kind, and wonderful as she was.

My Blog

Starting my 30s

So I'm starting my 30s off with a clean slate. It's weird when I think about my idea of life at 30 was going to be when I was....like 17. 30 sounded so old. I saw myself with a husband and a couple ...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:38:00 PST

My favorite time of year

It's almost Christmas and I love it! Here are the things I love most about this time of year...1. Christmas music. I love listening to the 24 hour christmas music channel at work, in my car, whereve...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:04:00 PST

Birthday

Today would have been my mom's 70th birthday. I'm sure we would have had a big party for her, and the entire family would have been together - laughing, talking about old times, having fun.I miss her...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:20:00 PST

Back from California...sigh...

Tori and I just got back last week from our trip to visit Jessi, Kurt and the puppies.crooked streetcrooked streetTori & JessiMe & Tori The bridge Sunset by the GGB Lake Tahoe Puppies having fun at t...
Posted by Jen on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:25:00 PST

My birthday - a recap

What a great birthday it was! I know I'm a little late posting my recap, but better late than never, right? I believe 29 was my most favoritest birthday so far. I can only attribute this to the won...
Posted by Jen on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:29:00 PST

Thankful

I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the things I am thankful for. I feel that a lot of times we dwell on what sucks in our lives, or what we wish we could change. So I'm going to do the...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 31 May 2006 06:46:00 PST

It's a vespa kinda spring.....

I love my scooter.  I love it.  It is SO MUCH fun to ride to/from work each day.  It makes the ride to work almost tolerable and is great on gas too. I wish I was ready to ride in the r...
Posted by Jen on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:31:00 PST

Words of the Wise

A coworker shared this quote with me.  Profound words to live by.  Kinda goes with my carpe diem mantra. Enjoy.... "Learn to trust yourself--no matter who disagrees with you. What looks to y...
Posted by Jen on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:06:00 PST

Claritin

Claritin makes me loopy.  I'm working on a proposal at work and I can't think at all...my mind keeps wandering and my vision is a little blurry. weeeeeeeeeee
Posted by Jen on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:03:00 PST

Screw Work

Sometimes I just want to punch work in it's stupid face!
Posted by Jen on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:43:00 PST